Pathophysiology of systemic sclerosis: current understanding and new insights

M Cutolo, S Soldano, V Smith - Expert review of clinical …, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune connective
tissue disease characterized by chronic and progressive tissue and organ fibrosis with …

Pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis

D Pattanaik, M Brown, BC Postlethwaite… - Frontiers in …, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
Systemic scleroderma (SSc) is one of the most complex systemic autoimmune diseases. It
targets the vasculature, connective tissue-producing cells (namely fibroblasts/myofibroblasts …

Common and unique mechanisms regulate fibrosis in various fibroproliferative diseases

TA Wynn - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2007‏ - jci.org
Fibroproliferative diseases, including the pulmonary fibroses, systemic sclerosis, liver
cirrhosis, cardiovascular disease, progressive kidney disease, and macular degeneration …

Inflammation, growth factors, and pulmonary vascular remodeling

PM Hassoun, L Mouthon, JA Barberà… - Journal of the american …, 2009‏ - jacc.org
Inflammatory processes are prominent in various types of human and experimental
pulmonary hypertension (PH) and are increasingly recognized as major pathogenic …

The role of endothelial cells in the vasculopathy of systemic sclerosis: a systematic review

Y Mostmans, M Cutolo, C Giddelo, S Decuman… - Autoimmunity …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder
characterized by fibroproliferative vasculopathy, immunological abnormalities and …

Systemic sclerosis: an update in 2016

AC Desbois, P Cacoub - Autoimmunity reviews, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic immune disorder of unknown origin, dominated by
excessive fibrosis responsible for cutaneous and pulmonary fibrosis, and by vascular …

Neurologic involvement in scleroderma: a systematic review

TN Amaral, FA Peres, AT Lapa… - Seminars in Arthritis and …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
abstract Objectives To perform a systematic review of neurologic involvement in Systemic
sclerosis (SSc) and Localized Scleroderma (LS), describing clinical features, neuroimaging …

[HTML][HTML] Endothelial dysfunction in systemic sclerosis

E Patnaik, M Lyons, K Tran, D Pattanaik - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Systemic sclerosis, commonly known as scleroderma, is an autoimmune disorder
characterized by vascular abnormalities, autoimmunity, and multiorgan fibrosis. The exact …

Vasculopathy in scleroderma

Y Asano, S Sato - Seminars in immunopathology, 2015‏ - Springer
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem connective tissue disorder featured by vascular
injury and fibrosis of the skin and various internal organs with autoimmune background …

Capillaroscopy

M Cutolo, C Pizzorni, ME Secchi, A Sulli - Best practice & research Clinical …, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Capillaroscopy is the most reliable way to distinguish between primary and secondary
Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) through identification of an early pattern of systemic sclerosis …